Selective sacral enterior root stimulation by anode blocking technique using a modified Brindley - Electrode in the dog;Selektive sakrale vorderwurzelstimulation der blase mittels anodenblocktechnik unter verwendung einer modifizierten Brindley-elektrode beim hund

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 164-170

  Wipfler, G ^a   Scheepe, J R ^a   Seif, Ch ^a   Gropp, A ^a   Berle, B ^a   Zendler, S ^a   Junemann K P ^a   Alken, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurostimulation; Paraplegia; Posterior rhizotomy; Sacral nerve roots; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord lesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031530871     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1054267     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Accornero, N., G. Bini, G. L. Lenzi, M. Manfredi: Selective activation of peripheral nerve fibre groups of different diameter by triangular shaped stimulus pulses. J. Physiol. Lond. 273 (1977) 539-560
2. Agnew, W. F., D. B. McCreery, T. G. H. Yuen, L. A. Bullara: Histologic and physiologic evaluation of electrically stimulated peripheral nerve: considerations for the selection of parameters. Ann. Biomed. Eng. 17 (1989) 39-60
3. Brindley, G. S., M. D. Craggs: A technique for anodally blocking large nerve fibres through chronically implanted electrodes. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 43 (1980) 1083-1090
4. Brindley, G. S., C. E. Polkey, D. N. Rushton, L. Cardozo: Sacral anterior root stimulators for bladder control in paraplegia: the first 50 cases. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 49 (1986) 1104-1114
5. Burke, W., B. L. Ginsborg: The electrical properties of the slow muscle fibre membrane. J. Physiol. 132 (1956) 586-598
6. Fang, Z. P., J. T. Mortimer: Selective activation of small motor axons by quasitrapezoidal current pulses. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 38 (1991) 168-174
7. Hohenfellner, M., J. W. Thüroff, K. Schürmann, D. Schultz-Lampel, R. A. Schmidt, E. A. Tanagho: Sakrale Deafferentation und Implantation eines Blasenschrittmachers. Akt. Urol. 23 (1992) I-XVI
8. Jonas, U., E. A. Tanagho: Studies on the feasibility of urinary bladder evacuation by direct spinal cord stimulation. II. Poststimulus voiding: a way to overcome outflow resistance. Invest. Urol. 13 (1975) 151-153
9. Jünemann, K. P., T. F. Lue, R. A. Schmidt, E. A. Tanagho: Clinical significance of sacral and pudendal nerve anatomy. J. Urol. 139 (1988) 74-80
10. Koldewijn, E. L., N.J. M. Rijkhoff, P. E. V. Van Kerrebroeck, F. M. J. Debruyne, H. Wijkstra: Selective stimulation of sacral nerves for bladder control in an animal model. J. Urol. 149 (1993) 357 A
11. Lilly, J. C., G. M. Austin, W. W. Chambers: Brief non-injurious electric waveform for stimulation of the brain. Science 121 (1955) 468
12. Madersbacher, H., J. Fischer, A. Ebner: Anterior sacral root stimulator (Brindley): Experiences especially in women with neurogenic urinary incontinence. Neurourol. Urodyn. 7 (1988) 593-601
13. th Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia. J. Neurourol. Urodyn. 14 (1995) 506-507
14. Sauerwein. D.: Die operative Behandlung der spastischen Blasenlähmung bei Querschnittslähmung. Sakrale Deafferentation (SDAF) mit der Implantation eines sakralen Vorderwurzelstimulators (SARS). Urologe A 29 (1990) 196-203
15. Van Kerrebroeck, P. E. V., E. L. Koldewijn, F. M. J. Debruyne: Worldwide experience with the Finetech-Brindley sacral anterior root stimulator. Neurourol. Urodyn. 12 (1993) 497-503
16. Wipfler, G., V. Grünewald, N. Bhadra, G. H. Creasey, J. T. Mortimer: Selektive Aktivierung der Blase mittels Sakralwurzelstimulation unter Verwendung quasitrapezoidaler elektrischer Impulse beim Hund. Akt. Urol. 26 (1995) 13-15 (Sonderheft)
17. Wipfler, G., K.-P. Jünemann: Funktionelle Wiederherstellung der Blasenfunktion bei spastischer Querschnittslähmung mittels Elektrostimulation und sakraler Deafferentation. Akt. Urol. 26 (1995) 14-26